The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-08-19
THE cuLveRT HORROR.

Growing Suspicion That the Disaster at
Chatsworth Was Planned by Scoundrels
for the Purpose of Robbing the Victims
The Coroner's Death List Numbers
Eighty=Nine:
PEORIA, IL; Aug. 13-The exact loss OF
life by the railway disaster at Chatswortn
Wednesday night is still in doubt 1t is
probable that the number of killed and
fatally injured Will reach nearly 100.
More than that number were seriously
hurt, and many more sustained slight in
juries. Several of the dead are still UNI
identified. All of the wounded who were
able to travel have been removed
from Chatsworth, Piper City and
Forest to this city or to their
homes. The bodies of the killed were also
brought so this city, and such as are not
claimed by relatives at once will be in
TERED by the company here. The cofo-
ner's jury heard number of witnesses
yesterday, including the surviving engl-
peer, fireman and and other railroad en-
ployes. The State Board of Railway Com
mssioners also began an Investigation.
The theory that the bridge was fired by in-
cendiaries for the purpose of wrecking the
train and robbing the passengers has inn
pressed the minds of the railway officials
very strongly.
Important evidence was given by several
witnesses yesterday afternoon, Showing
that there was light seen on the track in
the neighborhood Of the disaster for two
hours before the train was due. Other ev-
idence showed that theirs was no enginein
sight at the time or any grass
fires. This supports the theory
of train wrecking. Then the fact
n
promptly and carried it on so rapidly is
urged as further proof of the train wreck
er theory. The evidence of some of the
rescued passengers shows that almost the
first persons they saw after the wreck
occurred were those who seized their val
uables and made off with them without
stopping to render them any assistance in
their horrible peril.
FOREST, ILL.,, Aug. 1S. The following is
the coroner's list of dead revised up to
the time the inquest was resumed yester-
day:
Mrs. Dr.. Ducbett, of Forest; Mrs. P. NJ.
Cress, of Washington; 1frs, Archie Croswell,
OF Peoria; man, unknown; Miss Minnie Alter;
w. B. Potter, BUSHNELL Ill; Miss Eva Alter;
large woman, with gray hair; unknown woman;
Mrs j. M. Clay, of Eureka, Kan; James D.
Richards, of Franklin, Neb.; S. G.
Breess, ST Peoria; Jesse Meek, Of Eureka;
Mrs. w. Gerretson of Peoria; Mrs Eyeline
Carrithers, of Evans, Ill. r. E. Strachan, of Pc
oria; Michael Regain, of Binghamton, N. ";
William Craig, Of Cuba; fll!j John zeidler, OF
Pekini H.. Mrs. E. Hill; of Berwick; willard
Patterson, OF Wyoming; William Stephens, of
Peoria; Noah Havermill, of Canton ILL.,; Mel
vile Smith, of Metamora; Mrs: Zim-
norman, of Peoria; George A. Smith.
of Peoria; a lady; Agnes Murphy, OF
PEORIA Rose Murphy, aged three years;
girl two years old; e. F. Adams, of Fairbury;
W. V. Trovillo, of Abingdon, Ill. w. II. Lot OF
EllWood; Adair Webster, of Peoria; Mrs. Will
lam Allen, of Peoria; Mrs. Valdejo; of Peoria;
railroad man: Mr. Wright, of Peoria; Mrs.
Lizzie Mcclure and child, of Keithsburg; girl;
Mrs. James Dale; Mrs. Miller; lady and childi
Mrs. William Bell, of Peoria; f. A.
Wynett, of Peoria; lady, a girl and
man-the latter large; E. Goodell, of
Peoria; Rev. William NJ Collins, of Galesburg,
young man; J. Badly; Joseph P. Kelly, OF
Breeds Station; Mrs. John Murphy, of Peoria;
a child; girl named Lottie; Henry Swegelson,
of Keokux, Ia, /; Q. Spatts, of Green Valley, I'll
N. A. Moore; j. d. McFadden, of Peoria; Cap
tain Dahlkei a lady, A. Martin, Of Blooming
ton; voting mai; Ed McChntock, engineer;
j. A. Green OF Breeds, H.; Miss May Me-
Evoy; of PEORIA Miss Mcdonald; Isaac Borley
Phil Brown, of Breeds, Ill. Ed Brown; Mr..
Haverhill, of Canton, ILL.,; bootblack FROM
Peoria, who freQuented "Song Alley;" Paul
Sanckthur, Of Pexin; Miller Patterson, Wye
ming; F. R. Hill, Berwick; E. Hill and baby,
Berwick; Ed Stoddard, West Point Ia. !;
George f. Hartug, of BUSHNELL; a two-year-old
child of Mrs. Neal of Peoria; H. Fry SeVega-
son, Keokuk, Ia; N A. Moore residence I'M
known; A. Martin, Bloomington; Nc
Donald, residence unknown Total, 49,